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Historical Event on 6/16/1925

Chittaranjan Das, great freedom fighter, revolutionary, orator, poet, journalist and lawyer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
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1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
1/5/1869Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born.
7/25/2000P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.